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Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: It is not included. Although I am broadening the question, people nowadays remove landlines from their homes because of the costs involved and their daily business is transacted on mobile phones. Will the Minister consider trying to ensure telecoms companies which generate significant revenues from their mobile phone services will provide an adequate service? Regardless of where I travel...

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: Companies could co-locate more effectively.

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: Co-location has not been maximised by the companies involved.

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: I am very concerned about the media reports that appeared last weekend about the status of the emergency departments in nine hospitals, including Cavan General Hospital. The huge number of people attending the hospital in Cavan every week clearly indicates the need for its emergency department to retain all services. Only last May, in parliamentary questions, I raised the need to provide...

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I take the opportunity to compliment the staff in Cavan General Hospital, many of whom I know personally. All the staff, regardless of the discipline they work in, work extremely hard under a lot of pressure and stress and they are diligent and committed to their patients. As I said earlier, fortunately, there was major development and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve the broadband telecommunications service throughout counties Cavan and Monaghan; if he is aware that households, educational and business interests, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, are concerned about the inadequate service that exists in many areas in these counties; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Trials (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 187. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to licence and authorise the drug Ampligen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21797/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (14 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 222. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that there will be no change to the status of the emergency department in Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21903/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to provide much needed additional funding to local authorities in view of the deterioration of large parts of the non-national road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals, he has to provide additional funding in 2016 to Cavan and Monaghan county councils in respect of essential repairs and necessary upgrading to the non-national road network in both counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the widespread concern within the hospitality sector about the non-availability of insurance cover by Irish insurance companies, specifically for the entertainment sector; if he is further aware that no Irish companies are providing such insurance and that such premia have increased substantially; the measures he will implement to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: North-South Ministerial Council (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the next meeting with the Northern Ireland Minister for Education in sectorial format, as provided for in the North-South Ministerial Council; the issues to be discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: North-South Ministerial Council (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 387. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date for the next meeting with the Northern Ireland Minister for the Environment in sectoral format, as provided for in the North-South Ministerial Council; the issues to be discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22859/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 489. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the status of the proposed immigration reform legislation in the US; if he made contact with Senators or Members of the House of Representatives since the recent United States Supreme Court decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22613/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 490. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the discussions he has had with the United States authorities and Irish emigrant support groups following the decision of the US Supreme Court on the proposed immigration reform legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22614/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cross-Border Projects (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 549. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the restoration of the Ulster Canal; the funding provided in her Department's Estimates in 2016 for this project and the likely expenditure; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22890/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hedge Cutting Season (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 550. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she will implement changes to the closed period for hedge cutting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22891/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: North-South Ministerial Council (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the next meeting with the Northern Ireland Minister for Health,Social Services and Public Safety in sectoral format, as provided for in the North-South Ministerial Council, the issues to be discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22858/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 768. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22803/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Superlevy Fine (19 Jul 2016)

Brendan Smith: 769. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has put proposals to the EU Agriculture Commissioner in relation to the postponement of super levy fines for 2016 and 2017, in view of the crisis affecting dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22804/16]